Cost of living comparison

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

compared to

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Tashkent vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Tashkent is 30.3% cheaper than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 50.9% less in Tashkent
Groceries: pay 26.8% less in Tashkent
Transportation: pay 57.0% less in Tashkent
Housing: pay 32.8% less in Tashkent
Childcare: pay 17.2% more in Tashkent
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.7% less in Tashkent

Expenses including transportation, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Tashkent.

Tashkent vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tashkent instead of Santo Domingo, you would:

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pay 50.9% less for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Tashkent
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 DOP617.15	$5.03 UZS63,612.64	-50.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.60 DOP398.16	$4.00 UZS50,620.00	-39.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 DOP63.34	$0.57 UZS7,245.79	-45.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 DOP46.15	$0.25 UZS3,132.74	-67.7%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 26.8% less for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Tashkent
Bread 1 loaf	$1.90 DOP114.79	$0.49 UZS6,178.75	-74.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.22 DOP194.05	$3.58 UZS45,243.95	+11.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.91 DOP296.12	$4.13 UZS52,307.44	-15.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 DOP142.81	$1.68 UZS21,269.60	-29.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.89 DOP174.21	$1.75 UZS22,182.00	-39.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 DOP82.80	$0.61 UZS7,726.63	-55.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 DOP21.35	$0.77 UZS9,712.79	+116.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.35 DOP81.49	$0.97 UZS12,256.04	-28.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 DOP47.83	$0.65 UZS8,190.59	-18.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 DOP59.34	$0.22 UZS2,721.96	-78.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.09 DOP65.70	$0.17 UZS2,191.69	-84.1%
Average			-26.8%

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pay 57.0% less for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Tashkent
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.80 DOP289.48	$3.69 UZS46,705.73	-23.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$82.54 DOP4,977.05	$10.71 UZS135,598.33	-87.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,062.96 DOP1,692,196.48	$18,484.77 UZS233,924,740.69	-34.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.61 DOP1,122.21	$3.02 UZS38,281.38	-83.7%
Average			-57.0%

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pay 32.8% less for housing

	Santo Domingo	Tashkent
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.28 DOP2,549.35	$12.73 UZS161,095.47	-69.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$732.50 DOP44,169.64	$656.57 UZS8,308,943.98	-10.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$411.15 DOP24,792.36	$415.70 UZS5,260,700.06	+1.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.16 DOP3,989.67	$31.91 UZS403,801.76	-51.8%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 17.2% more for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Tashkent
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$361.79 DOP21,816.06	$293.58 UZS3,715,285.82	-18.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,176.69 DOP372,454.24	$9,476.32 UZS119,922,886.11	+53.4%
Average			+17.2%

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pay 31.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Tashkent
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 DOP149.31	$1.17 UZS14,757.76	-52.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 DOP155.53	$1.72 UZS21,827.97	-33.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.54 DOP273.74	$2.00 UZS25,310.00	-55.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.94 DOP2,709.73	$47.19 UZS597,202.73	+5.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.40 DOP385.72	$5.00 UZS63,275.00	-21.8%
Average			-31.7%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Tashkent
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.44 DOP4,006.52	$53.56 UZS677,741.71	-19.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.74 DOP3,421.72	$55.31 UZS699,996.10	-2.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.17 DOP6,221.31	$102.15 UZS1,292,728.75	-1.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.66 DOP6,612.36	$134.71 UZS1,704,770.73	+22.8%

Santo Domingo vs. Tashkent - Cost of clothing

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